2017 Year in review

Serving the less fortunate among us for 35 years

Our Mantra at Prince of Peace Center: Listen, Assess, Instruct, Act, Advocate

On behalf of our staff and Board members at Prince of Peace Center, I am pleased to share this short Annual Report detailing the program activities offered to our neighbors in need during 2017.

For nearly 35 years the Center has served as a trusted conduit between those who enjoy excess resources which they offer to be shared, and those who could best benefit from those same resources. The work of our 17 staff members and approximately 200 volunteers yearly has never been complicated; it remains fair, committed, compassionate and reliably dependable. We simply meet the person with expressed needs, then listen, assess, instruct, act, and advocate. Our mission is to assist the struggling family to gain stabilization and then to aid it to assume roles within the community that had been lost or forfeited during the fall into all-consuming poverty.

As a Catholic Charities affiliate of the Diocese of Erie, we are blessed with their financial support, which covers 25% of our operational expenses. However, as we do not charge for any service, and have very limited programming that gains any reimbursement through government funds, we remain dependent upon grant writing, fundraising, and donations to make up the remaining 75%. We are so very appreciative of all those who join the ranks of donors. You can find the names of these supportive individuals, schools, groups and businesses within this report. Thank you donors!

In response to changes in program emphasis established by HUD, we terminated our transitional housing program (Project RUTH) in April 2017 after 17 successful years of operation. However, the loss permitted us to better focus upon a section of the local population that is often overlooked: young men and fathers. In May, we initiated the Fathers Accepting Inspiration while Transitioning to Hope program (F.A.I.T.H.) to address that need and to best utilize our resources to most effectively sponsor change.

Finally, I invite you to join us on Thursday, September 6, 2018 at the Avalon at Buhl Golf and Country Club as we formally commemorate 35 years of operation. We all have so much to celebrate.

Joe Flecher,Executive Director, Prince of Peace Center

Prince of Peace Center provided 150 children with educational services along with meals and

snacks in 2017.

Nearly 800 area residents received community social services assistance from POPC last year.

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2018 Prince of Peace CenterBoard of Directors

Lisa Demas Dach, PresidentAnthony Paglia, Vice PresidentMargaret Orchard, SecretaryJoseph Walsh, TreasurerRussell AdkinsAnn Badach

Dan Boller

Alysha BrownVernice CainWilliam DungeeJoanne FeeneyPastor Donna HeardBen Gibbs Jr.Domenic Lombardi D.M.D.John MatuneDana ScottNatalie Wenger

(continued from page 2)Carol RoscoeCharles & Carolyn RosenRosemary RuhleyRussell Standard Corp.Dr. James & Katherine RyanGenevieve SabolMary L. SaborskyDr. Ravindra SachdevaGary & Diane SalatinoRobert & Vilma SaxonLawrence & Pearl SchweissLeo & Dana ScottMarjorie A. ScottScott Pressure Washing & PaintingScott’s Small Engine RepairJulian & Suzanne SenkoRaymond ShafferSharon TubeAnita J. ShawBarbara & James SheehanShenango Valley VFW # 1338Sisterhood of ErinSisters of St. JosephThomas SkladanekJames & Linda Sommerfeld

Sharpsville Sons of The American LegionSt. Joseph ChurchSt. Michael Church RCIA GroupSt. Bartholomew ChurchSt. John’s Episcopal ChurchSt. Paul’s United Church of ChristSts. Peter & Paul Evangelical Lutheran ChurchCharles & Eleanor SteinesJohn & Kim StephensonAngela SerranoDeborah SweesyDr. Brian SzaboDeborah TaylorRaymond & Dolores TaylorWilliam & Sandra TobinThe Pain Center of Western PAThe Strimbu Memorial FundJack & Elaine TupperUnited Methodist WomenUnited Way of Allegheny Co.United Way of Mercer Co.UPMC - HorizonJanie UrettaValley Baptist ChurchGregory & Holly Van WagenenRich Vetica, State Farm Insurance

Angela VirostickEdward & Louise VolanskyM. Gretchen & Kenneth WagnerJoseph WalshGeorge & Adrianne WardBarbara WeinmannMargaret WelchDr. Rob & Maryann WeinerEric & Natalie WengerRichard & Dina WhalenWilliam & Alexandra WhaleyWheatland Farrell United Methodist ChurchWheatland Tube Bernice WhiteThomas J. WhitmanJuliana WillamanJohn K. WilliamsCinda WilpulaGeorge WilsonWinner Family FoundationKevin D. WinnerDavid E. Wood, DOWord Centered Missions MinistryDr. Francisco YaoRobert A. & Candace YoungYoungstown Area Grocers Association

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A. J. Palumbo TrustABATE of PennsylvaniaDana L. AdamsRussel AdkinsAmerican Legion Aux Unit 432Anderson Charitable FoundationRon and Gayle AndersonAnonymousApollo Maennerchor Club, Inc.Raymond & Nancy BabosPearl BaileyRobert & Terri BainBank of America Charitable Fndtn, Inc.Robert V. BelcikEdwin & Janis BenedictDorothy J. BieberM. Brian BigginsMary Jane BlackBlack, Bashor & Porsch LLPDan & Diana L. BollerFrancis & Jean BornesGloria BrancaClaudia BrestelliRochelle BrownBuhl Park CorporationThomas & Melissa BurichDonald & Josephine BurkeSusan BurnsLiving Trust of Richard B. BurnsKathleen BurnsCarine & CompanyEugene & Patty CastellanCatholic Charities, Diocese of ErieCatholic Daughters Of AmericaThe Catholic Foundation, Bob GallivanCentral Christian ChurchYvonne CeslakKimberly ChamberlainMichael & Kathy ChavaraIrene ChovanChrist Lutheran ChurchChurch of The Good ShepherdJennifer CidilaNick CirellCity Of FarrellCity Of HermitageCity Of SharonClark Trinity U.M. ChurchJohn W. Clemenza, DMD, MDKenneth & Mary ClineDr. Joseph & Margaret Conti Family FundA. E. & Anne T. ColtCommunity Foundation of W. PA & E. OHCharles & Mary CraneLodge 126 Croatian Fraternal UnionAlesha CulpCummins Sales & ServiceD & G Mechanical, Inc.Terrence & Mary Lisa Demas DachJames & Betty DalessandroLouis & Paula DalessandroJames & Jenifer DarbyMary Ann DavidJohn & Andrea DavidsonSharon Dawso, MDTerry L. Day Dillons PlumbingDina-Lind EnterprisesNancy A. DohallowEdward & Paula D’OnofrioEast Side ChurchWilliam & Rebecca EdwardsEvans, Garvey, Lackey & OchsJohn & Georgiana Fabian

Faith Presbyterian ChurchSandra FarranFarrell Recreation CommissionEdward J. & Joanne FeeneyEarl L. Feigert, Jr.S. W. FinkFirst National BankFirst Presbyterian ChurchJoseph & Colleen FlecherMichael FlecherSusan FosterDavid & Jill FoxNorbert & Luann FranklinGary FrayFredonia Presbyterian ChurchBrian K. & Heidi FriedrichDr. John & Therese GallagherMarc & Mariellen GarganoMary L GavinJoseph & Jane GentileSharon L. GeorgeGilbert’s Insurance AgencyMichael & Rosemary GoreshGraham Stamping CompanyTarrah GrahamPaul & Jane GriffinGrimm Heating and CoolingJoyce Candi GroveSamantha GutshallKenneth & Susan GwirtzChristy Hunter HallDeborah HanahanFrank HannahThomas R. HawkinsMargaret B. HeldorferHermitage Lions ClubAbby HerskovitzPatricia HershHickory Bar & Grille, Inc.Hickory Plumbing & HeatingHickory United MethodistPatricia HinkMark & Susan HohmanHoly Cross Orthodox ChurchHoly Trinity Lutheran ChurchDennis & Anna Mary HoovlerTheresa M. HorstmanJohn & Mariangela HudsonRichard & Jolene HueholtIHS Gospel MinistriesImmaculate Heart ChurchChristine IncertoInterstate Chemical Co., Inc.John XXIII HomeJoy Cone CompanyRon & Cindy JustiEdward J. Kavanagh FoundationT. James Kavanagh FoundationKennedy Catholic High SchoolKaren KingEdward J. KlutcherHelen KohutAnthony & Lisa KosYvonne KostkaCatherine KovachGeorge & Mary L. KrantzMichael & Maria KreatsoulasJohn & Bernice KrebsShirley KucikRobert & Karen LackeyKathy LapcevichDavid & Connie LeonGene LeonardKeith & Ann Lepak

Robert & Kathleen Liptak, Jr.Frank & Ann LiskaDomenic Lombardi, DMDThomas L MacchiaSophia A. MahonovichMarcia MalesickThomas & Janet MarnejonSherry MarriottiGene MartuccioMary Lou MaselloConnie MasianLawrence & Betty MasottiCarolee & Mark MastriannoJohn & Alisa MatuneMary MaxwellRobert & Susan MayAlfonso & Irene MazanekJames E. McBride, Sr.Tina McDonaldLeo & Pamela McGonigleMcGonigle Ambulance ServicesJ. Bradley McGonigle Funeral HomeEstate of Josephine McMathMechanical Contractors Assn of NWPAMedia Displays, IncOscar & Carol MehlerRalph C Mehler Agency, IncMel Grata ChevroletMichael & Tamara MessinaJohn MiklosSandra MillerAnnette Minckler & Judith ShafferMsgr. Salvatore MitchellDeborah Ajak MogleKathy MorganHelen Moroco EstateJoseph & Cheryl MorrisAnnette MorrisonJulianne MosoraRichard & Jeanette MurckoDante & Sherese NewellAnn NicollsAlbert & Jo Ann NigroNLMK PennsylvaniaNotre Dame ChurchJoseph & Rita NowakO’Brien Children Memorial FoundationKristen OchsenhirtOmega Logging, Inc.O’Neill Coffee Co.Darren O’NeillMargaret OrchardAnthony & Rhonda PagliaCara PagliaNick & Kathy PalombiThomas & Kathi ParkerRoderick & Carol PaulWilliam G. & Stella PerrinePhiladelphia CandiesPhillips Steel CompanyRonald & Jean PhillipsVerna R. PicciottoRosemary S. Piccirilli & Janet PudloSusan PokorneyJay PorterPaul & Nicola PustingerA. E. Pustinger Funeral Home, Ltd.Quota International of Shenango ValleyLori ReevesDaniel & Frances Reilly Zane & Joann RiderFrank & Lillian RingerBert Rogers

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Twice-Weekly Soup Kitchen

Emergency Services &

AWESOME Program

Monthly Food Pantry

6,346Meals Served

900 People Served

21,418Food Bags Provided

Hot meals are provided Monday and Wednesday evenings

throughout the year, as well as meals for various other occasions.

The center assists those with rent, utilities, food, furniture and healthcare emergencies,

and offers classes to help people get back on their feet and be

productive.

Food bags are distributed to people in need on the fourth Thursday of each month at

the Center. Food bags also are delivered to handicapped senior

citizens monthly.

Family Supportive Services

Summer Programming

Mission Thrift Store

96 People Served

2,789 Meals Served

2,778 Customers Served

HOPE serves women and children, single women, and

couples. FAITH focuses on men with or without children. Both

programs encourage stable homes and families, reaching important

life goals, self sufficiency, and finding support in the

community.

The Summer Food Program and Block Parties provide nutritious meals and fun activities for area youth and adults at eight sites in Farrell, Sharon, and Hermitage

during the summer months.

The Mission Thrift Store provides access to essentials for anyone in need at a very low cost. All items for sale in the store are donated

by our generous community members.

Prince of Peace Center Activity Report 2017A Heartfelt Thank You to Our Donors and Benefactors in 2017

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